Andy Mallon (Irish ''Aindriu Ó Maoileoin'') is an Irish

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er who plays at senior level for the Armagh county team. He plays club football for

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Playing career

Inter-county

Mallon made his Armagh senior debut in a 2003

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game against

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. In 2004 he won the

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with the county. In 2005 Mallon helped Armagh win the National League – with Mallon playing an excellent game in the final against

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. That year Armagh also defended the Ulster Championship. Mallon was awarded an All Star for his performances that season. 2006 saw Mallon earn a third Ulster Championship medal with Armagh. He won the Ulster Championship for a fourth time in 2008.

Club

Mallon has reached the

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final on a number of occasions with

, but they have been beaten by

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each time. That is until this year, 2009, when Pearse Óg beat Armagh Harps in the final 0.4 v 0.8. They went on to play St Gall's of Belfast in the Ulster Championship. He is now playing for St Finians Swords . His direct influence has brought them to a Championship final.

Honours

County

(4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 * National Football League, Division 1 (1): 2005 * National Football League, Division 2 (1): 2010 *

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship The Ulster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Ulster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest in ...

(1): 2004 *

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ...

(1): 2004

Club

(1): 2009

Individual

* All-Star (1): 2005 *

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(1): 2005

References

External links

Hogan Stand profile (March 2005)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mallon, Andy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Armagh inter-county Gaelic footballers Pearse Og Gaelic footballers People from Armagh (city)